Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Issued: 12 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is

16.4°C

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 5AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Evening (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	N 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	110	113	116	136	156	142	119	132	151	196	257	283	255	204	204	183	151	89	82	50	51	70	56	113	95	232	181
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	SE	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	ESE	SE	ESE	E	NNE	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide		3:23AM1.60m					4:01PM1.69m				4:28AM1.57m				4:59PM1.66m				5:30AM1.57m				5:55PM1.64m				6:28AM1.60m
Low Tide				9:25AM0.31m					10:11PM0.30m				10:29AM0.34m				11:08PM0.27m				11:30AM0.35m				00:04AM0.26m


	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	7:54
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	2	2	1	2
Temp °C	14	14	13	16	17	17	16	15	15	15	15	16	17	18	17	17	16	17	17	17	20	19	18	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	14	13	11	14	15	16	15	14	14	14	14	16	18	19	17	18	17	18	18	18	20	19	18	17	17	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 16	ENE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7
kJ	110	113	116	136	156	142	119	132	151	196	257	283	255	204	204	183	151	89	82	50	51	51	56	5	35	171	181
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 15	N 15
kJ	11	11	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	32	47	47	2	2	2	2	18	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 13	E 13	—	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 18	N 18
kJ	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	—	7	7	6	6	6	6	2	2	2	5	5	5	2	2	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	—	—	—	NNE 7	N 7	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 6	NNE 7	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	47	—	—	—	48	70	53	113	95	232	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Maketu Bar Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island Right Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Maketu Bar Bay of Plenty	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Maketu Bar Bay of Plenty	Maketu Bar Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island Right Bay of Plenty	Whiritoa Coromandel	Blowhole Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island - Ernies Bay of Plenty	Blowhole Bay of Plenty	Blowhole Bay of Plenty	Bowentown Bar Bay of Plenty	Matakana Island Bay of Plenty	Matakana Island Bay of Plenty	Whatipu Auckland	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Whitianga Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	Bowentown Bar Bay of Plenty	Blowhole Bay of Plenty
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	29	20	0	29	120	127	120	109	29	29	0	20	46	0	21	0	0	25	11	11	161	127	100	59	100	25	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Maketu Bar					Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Whakatane Heads	Ohiwa-Port Ohope		Matakana Island	Motiti Island - Ernies	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Arataki	Ohope Beach	Matakana Island	Matakana Island						Bowentown Bar	Motiti Island - Ernies
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1					1	1	2	2		1	2	1	2	1	1	1						2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Clark Island Coromandel	Shag Rock Auckland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Taupo Bay Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	1	2	3	3	2	2	2
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Cojo United States	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bancoora Australia	Cojo United States	Cow Bombie Australia	Fullers United States	Barrancon Chile	Cojo United States	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Ranches United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Bancoora Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	8	6	6

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